Pre-requisite(s):
ENV2003 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE

Course Description:
This course provides an understanding of solid waste problems, waste generation, handling, and treatment with the emphasis on recycling. The course will include the study of the waste generation scenarios in developed and developing countries with special reference to waste generation in China. It will discuss the various waste treatment technologies, their pros and cons and the success stories. The emphasis will be on how to reduce solid waste and various issues such as producer responsibility, polluter pays, etc. The resource conservation using the three “R”s and the role it plays in the integrated waste management scenario will be emphasised in order to: (1) to understand the origins of waste and the social, political and economic issues involved with waste disposal; (2) to review the waste generation problem and to examine various physical, chemical and biological waste treatment methods; (3) to introduce the various technologies in reducing and reutilising the various types of wastes; and (4) to have a comprehensive knowledge of the current and projected legislation regarding waste and their potential implications.